What is the use of PKI technology in todays world?
Today, when the world is embracing the Internet as a preferred means of communication, thought should also be given to the latent security risks while using a basically open network to exchange potentially sensitive and confidential documents and data. The analogy of describing an email as secure and confidential as sending an unsigned postcard through normal mail is absolutely true. Any person with a little knowledge about networking can read and alter your documents and communication without either you or your intended recipient being aware of it. Thus it is imperative that all electronic communication be signed and encrypted using a tried and tested standard like PKI, which should be integrated into extant business procedures as well as made a part of the life cycle of an e-document.
